糜烂 (mí làn) — to be morally corrupt, to live a dissolute life; to rot, to decay (literal); (medical) to erode (of tissue)
Definition
A vivid verb meaning 'rotted, decayed' — used literally for tissue and food, and figuratively for moral or political corruption (e.g. 生活糜烂, 政治糜烂). At HSK 7, it is a literary, written word, stronger and more graphic than the everyday 腐败.
verb
to be morally corruptto live a dissolute lifeto rotto decay (literal)(medical) to erode (of tissue)
Examples
- 糜烂。Zhè wèi guān yuán yīn shēng huó mí làn bèi diào chá.This official is under investigation for living a dissolute lifestyle.
- 糜烂。Cháng qī yǐn jiǔ huì dǎo zhì wèi nián mó mí làn.Long-term drinking can cause gastric mucosal erosion.
- 糜烂，。Nà ge wáng cháo mò qī zhèng zhì mí làn, mín bù liáo shēng.In the late period of that dynasty, politics was corrupt and the people had no means of living.
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